Driverz, Inc.

[pokey64]

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[garickman]

Originally Posted by parsonsj

Couldn't disagree more. My take is that Travis had a look at the business, saw something he didn't like, and didn't close on the deal.

I don't have a take on the situation. As I stated I don't have any facts, I was just letting 509Chevelle know what I have seen and heard on other forums. I guess without Travis or Jon coming on and stating what actually happened we are all left to speculate. I do know that Travis came on a public forum on February 20th and stated he was in fact the new owner of Driver'z Inc. The reason I said it seems something shady is going on is because why would someone state they are new owners on February 20th, take orders and money from customers up until March 16th, never use that money to place some of the orders and then say the deal fell through and he has nothing to do with Driver'z Inc. and he doesn't know what happened to the outstanding money from customers. Again, no facts on the missing money or orders, just letting you know what I have read from some pissed off customers on other forums.

[parsonsj]

Originally Posted by Greg

The reason I said it seems something shady is going on is because why would someone state they are new owners on February 20th, take orders and money from customers up until March 16th, never use that money to place some of the orders and then say the deal fell through and he has nothing to do with Driver'z Inc. and he doesn't know what happened to the outstanding money from customers.

I hear ya. I guess we should stop speculating, and wait for real information.

[garickman]

Originally Posted by parsonsj

I hear ya. I guess we should stop speculating, and wait for real information.

I do know one thing, if Jon is legitimate and he is just a victim of some really bad luck, then I feel for him. I would apologize and wish him the best of luck. If he somehow knows what is going on and people are getting ripped off, then one would have to think he is getting what he deserves. Either way it sounds like a bad situation for all involved and I hope things work out and everyone ends up happy.

[Matt@BOS]

I'm going to paraphrase what I wrote under another topic.

Yes, I am second hand information. I know, I know. I figured nobody likes being left completely in the dark, so some info is better than none. I'm not going to take sides here. I don't know the specifics of the purchase agreement, and I don't want to. The split was news to me though. I went up there the day before Travis backed out, and everything seemed normal. I payed Travis and Driverz for tires, and put a deposit down for a set of New Gens with Jon. That was at least two weeks ago

I dropped by the Driverz/New Gen shop this past Thursday on my way up to Riverside, and spoke with Jon for a little bit. I'm not going to elaborate on why Jon said the deal broke off, but Jon did say that should Driverz end up without or another owner (i.e. almost immediately), he would reassume control of the company, fill orders, pay any invoices, and wind the company down so that he could focus on New Gen as he has been intending.

I agree that the lack of transparency isn't comforting, at all, however, a public forum is not the place for two people to chronicle a business deal that didn't go through. I do hope that someone breaks the silence, just to let customers know how their orders will be handled.

Matt

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by MarkM66

He probably should have done that before "coming out" as the new owner.

Yep! It's called DUE DILIGENCE.... that's ALL done BEFORE anything else.

[chevelleshack]

Yea , i'm one of the guys that got pulled for 6600.00 for some parts that i never got from Jon . Placed the order through him in January , not Travis so i think he may not have much to do with this ? Disputed the transaction so all is good now & got my parts directly from ridetech ( THANKS DARREN !!! ) & the rest of the stuff from Matts ( where i will go from now on ) . But i do have a question , Greg , when you posted about them having problems for years that is the first i had heard of that ! One of the reasons i ordered from them in the first place was the rave reviews he got on here ? How many websites does one need to cruise to find out if a dealer is bad ? Not calling you out , just wondering how else i could have prevented this when i thought i had done some homework !
Phil

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by chevelleshack

Yea , i'm one of the guys that got pulled for 6600.00 for some parts that i never got from Jon . Placed the order through him in January , not Travis so i think he may not have much to do with this ? Disputed the transaction so all is good now & got my parts directly from ridetech ( THANKS DARREN !!! ) & the rest of the stuff from Matts ( where i will go from now on ) . But i do have a question , Greg , when you posted about them having problems for years that is the first i had heard of that ! One of the reasons i ordered from them in the first place was the rave reviews he got on here ? How many websites does one need to cruise to find out if a dealer is bad ? Not calling you out , just wondering how else i could have prevented this when i thought i had done some homework !
Phil

There are NUMEROUS posts right here that have been going on for 2 plus years about exceptionally long lead times. Payments in full up front and no orders placed with the factories etc.

[realcoray]

Originally Posted by chevelleshack

Yea , i'm one of the guys that got pulled for 6600.00 for some parts that i never got from Jon . Placed the order through him in January , not Travis so i think he may not have much to do with this ? Disputed the transaction so all is good now & got my parts directly from ridetech ( THANKS DARREN !!! ) & the rest of the stuff from Matts ( where i will go from now on ) . But i do have a question , Greg , when you posted about them having problems for years that is the first i had heard of that ! One of the reasons i ordered from them in the first place was the rave reviews he got on here ? How many websites does one need to cruise to find out if a dealer is bad ? Not calling you out , just wondering how else i could have prevented this when i thought i had done some homework !
Phil

It was a lot less subtle than some other former vendors, but there have been quite a few incidents and lots of excuses for awhile. Nothing quite like taking thousands of dollars on multiple orders and not delivering, but hints.

What I've learned is that the great vendors you pretty much never hear about. I cannot ever recall hearing anything about Detroit Speed for example, and it's because they give you the parts you order in a timely fashion and don't make excuses. When the guy you give thousands of dollars to, acts like he's doing you a favor, you should go elsewhere.

[Southrod]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

There are NUMEROUS posts right here that have been going on for 2 plus years about exceptionally long lead times. Payments in full up front and no orders placed with the factories etc.

And I was one of those and got shot down when I mentioned on here way back when.